The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...
New Castle was the subject of a PFAS study, and W. L Gore Co. was sued by the state of Maryland for knowingly polluting the ...
Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and ...
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to ...
The nine new chemicals being added to the list are a variety of salts and acids, including fluorotelomer sulfonate potassium ...
Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...
Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as ...
Forever chemicals can be found in nonstick pans, pizza boxes, cosmetics, waterproof fabric, greaseproof paper, and certain ...
The US could be the beneficiary of a potential blanket ban on the use of PFAS, better known as ‘forever chemicals’.